"The way you connected scientific insight with practical, everyday kindness was both inspiring and impactful. Many attendees shared how much they appreciated your authenticity and the tools you shared for bringing more kindness into their schools and interactions. Your message, delivery, and audience engagement were all outstanding."
Members of our talented Education team are available to speak to your group of any age in a variety of settings including team or club meetings, conferences, classrooms, corporate or non-profit groups, and more, either in-person or virtually. Our speakers use their knowledge of the science of kindness and the role of kindness in building kind communities to inspire the practice of kindness in your audience.
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About Our Speakers
Jeannette Maré
Ben’s Bells Founder
Tucson, Arizona
Jeannette is a passionate public speaker who will inspire your audience to practice kindness as a way of life. Using humor and storytelling, Jeannette will share her experiences with kindness in the face of devastating grief, as well as her transformative work with Ben’s Bells. Jeannette has been studying and teaching kindness for over two decades. In that time, she has done a lot of listening, observing, and learning and has developed a range of ideas and practices to help us increase kindness in our lives at home, school, work, and throughout our community. She will discuss the robust body of research on the science of kindness and how she is contributing to that research as a PhD student at the University of Arizona. Jeannette’s talks are always customized to your needs and may focus on kindness and grief, change, leadership, and communication.
Katie Kevershan
Executive Director
Tucson, Arizona
Katie Kevershan brings over a decade of service at Ben's Bells to her role as Executive Director, where she is dedicated to advancing the organization's mission to inspire kindness throughout the community. With a strong foundation in Sociology from the University of Arizona and a SHRM-CP certification, she pairs a deep understanding of social dynamics with practical expertise in human resources and organizational leadership. A Tucson native, Katie is deeply rooted in her community and enjoys hiking, gardening, and relaxing with a good book and her two dogs.